rg Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 the undated (possibly from 1940) and uncredited photo of POKER GAME (costumes by Irene Sharaff) w/ BALLET RUSSE DE MONTE CARLO (S. Hurok Presents) publicity material shows, i believe: Georges Tomin as the Ace of Hearts Mark Platt as the King of Hearts Igor Youskevitch as the Jace of Hearts Lubov Roudenko as the Ten of Hearts and Alicia Markova as the Queen of Hearts Link to comment
sandik Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 This is just stunning. I love the static quality of it, especially in the hands. Link to comment
phenby Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Am I the only one that's frustrated that this ballet has not been reproduced in light of the fact that members of the original cast are alive and reputedly remember the choreography? Come on, the Stravinsky/Balanchine combination was the greatest pairing since Gilbert and Sullivan! Ten years after they are gone someone will be attempting a 'reconstruction' based on photographs and reviews!?! PHENBY Link to comment
sandik Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Good point -- I know there are other works to that score, though I haven't seen them and can't speak to their style. This is one of those times that I really miss Bob Joffrey, who had such a sense of responsibility to the past. Link to comment
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